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Fines for rogue landlords and agents in London have surged past the £10 million mark. With 19 council licensing schemes and...
10 April 2024
From: Breaking News
Co-living developments are a type of purpose-built rental housing, under the same principle as Build To Rent (BTR) but offering smaller size...
30 March 2024
From: The Big Issues
Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer and the party’s controversial Mayor of London Sadiq Khan are at loggerheads over rent controls. Khan has...
19 March 2024
From: Breaking News
A newly-nominated candidate in this spring’s London Mayoral election has vowed to lower private rents if he wins. Serge Crowbolder, currently a...
06 February 2024
From: Breaking News
Generation Rent and London Mayor Sadiq Khan have jointly slammed landlords who do not improve the EPCs of their private rental...
05 December 2023
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants new powers to impose higher tax on empty homes - and even seize them...
24 May 2023
From: Breaking News
London’s Labour Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to know the views of individuals on letting out homes in the capital via short...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan wants rogue landlords to pay bigger fines and more compensation to tenants. He is also introducing...
17 February 2022
From: Breaking News
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, wants the government to put a stop to the capital being used for international money...
11 February 2022
From: Breaking News
Fines on landlords and letting agents that fall foul of London council regulations have risen dramatically in the past month alone. Research...
24 November 2021
From: Breaking News
Fines for landlords and lettings agents in Greater London have soared from just £22,000 in May to a huge £139,146 in...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
A pressure group for tenants wants the next Mayor of London to win powers from the government to reduce rents, through a...
07 April 2021
From: Breaking News
Sadiq Khan’s proposal to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords...
17 September 2020
From: Breaking News
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) supports calls for a package of measures from the government to support tenants affected by...
23 April 2020
From: Breaking News
Labour’s proposals to introduce rent controls in London risks reducing the number of private homes available for rent, as landlords look...
06 March 2020
From: Breaking News
London’s first rogue landlord banning order has been issued after tenants’ lives were put at risk through the letting of unsafe...
19 November 2019
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London is being urged to forget about rent controls and instead focus on increasing the supply of rental...
11 November 2019
From: Breaking News
Ahead of next month’s general election, the Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is warning that any potential proposal to introduce rent controls...
30 October 2019
From: Breaking News
Transport for London (TfL) has finally bowed to pressure from campaigners and announced a ban on adverts that promote short-term letting...
19 September 2019
From: Breaking News
Sajid Javid has dismissed a report in the Times over the weekend that claimed he planned to make property sellers rather than...
22 August 2019
From: Breaking News
An Airbnb host who rented out his council flat in central London has been fined £100,000 and evicted by Westminster City...
30 July 2019
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London has called for additional powers so he can introduce rent controls in the capital. Sadiq Khan believes greater...
22 July 2019
From: Breaking News
Hostmaker, which specialises in managing London properties put on to Airbnb and other short-let platforms, has apologised for causing controversy over...
04 June 2019
From: Breaking News
More than 8,300 Londoners have called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to ban adverts ‘encouraging’ landlords to abandon long-term tenants for...
03 June 2019
From: Breaking News
Controversial short-lets managing agents Hostmaker has defended its latest advertising campaign after once again sparking outrage among some industry professionals for...
28 May 2019
From: Breaking News
There was a significant increase in the number of landlords exiting the rental market in December 2018 as rents increased for...
04 February 2019
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan is developing rent control proposals as part of his 2020 re-election bid in the hope...
24 January 2019
From: Breaking News
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) has warned that growing speculation the mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing rent controls...
11 December 2018
From: Breaking News
The increase of London Living Wage to £10.55 per hour and UK Living Wage to £9 per hour has been welcomed...
07 November 2018
From: Breaking News
The London Assembly Members yesterday agreed a unanimous motion calling on the Mayor of London to back a campaign to abolish...
06 July 2018
From: Breaking News
Criminal landlords across London will be named and shamed on an online database after all London boroughs signed up to a rogue...
23 May 2018
From: Breaking News
The growing housing crisis in London is forcing employees to quit their jobs and making it harder for firms to recruit...
27 April 2018
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London’s decision to launch a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ rogue landlords and letting agents...
21 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan yesterday launched a new public online database which ‘names and shames’ dodgy landlords and letting...
20 December 2017
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London Sadiq Khan has vowed to crackdown on criminal landlords by ensuring that they are ‘named and shamed’...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
With a growing number of buy-to-let landlords in London now using short-term letting platforms like Airbnb to breach the rules for...
22 March 2017
From: Breaking News
Short-term letting agents in the capital are being urged by the Mayor of London to follow Airbnb’s lead by blocking hosts...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
An increasing number of landlords are attempting to evade their legal responsibilities when it comes to renting out property by advertising...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
Gavin Barwell has been appointed the new Minister for Housing, Planning and London, taking over from Brandon Lewis, who has moved...
18 July 2016
From: Breaking News
The mayor of London’s pledge to publically name ‘bad’ landlords who have been convicted of housing-related offences is supported by the...
14 June 2016
From: Breaking News
The new mayor of London has pledged to get tough on rogue landlords in the capital by introducing a ‘London Landlord...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News
The new mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged to do all in his power to help make London “better” after...
09 May 2016
From: Breaking News
With just a few hours until polls close in London, housing remains the main issue that may help determine who gets to run the...
05 May 2016
From: Breaking News
ONE of the fastest growing property companies in London has been voted the best letting agency in the UK after its...